Stephen King's Dead Zone (2002–2007)
"The Dead Zone" (original title)

Johnny Smith has been leading an idyllic small-town life. Employed as a science teacher, Johnny takes great pleasure in showing his young students the wonders of the natural world. He is ... See full summary »

Creators:

Michael Piller, Shawn Piller

Stars:

Anthony Michael Hall, Nicole de Boer, Chris Bruno

2 wins & 16 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Anthony Michael Hall	...	Johnny Smith (81 episodes, 2002-2007)
Nicole de Boer	...	Sarah Bracknell Bannerman (72 episodes, 2002-2007)
Chris Bruno	...	Sheriff Walt Bannerman (69 episodes, 2002-2007)
John L. Adams	...	Bruce Lewis (65 episodes, 2002-2007)
David Ogden Stiers	...	Reverend Eugene 'Gene' Purdy (39 episodes, 2002-2007)
Bill Mondy	...	Deputy Roscoe (33 episodes, 2002-2006)

Storyline

Johnny Smith has been leading an idyllic small-town life. Employed as a science teacher, Johnny takes great pleasure in showing his young students the wonders of the natural world. He is also newly-engaged to a loving fiancée named Sarah, a fellow teacher he's known since childhood, and is a good son to his widowed mother, who lives nearby. Johnny's life is nearly perfect - until the day his life is interrupted by a near-fatal car crash that leaves him in a deep coma. Six years later, Johnny finally regains consciousness and discovers that life as he once knew it has completely changed. His mother has passed away, and Sarah has gone on to marry someone else - and now has a son. But Johnny himself is also not the same person he once was: he now finds himself in possession of amazing psychic powers which allow him to see into the lives of anyone he touches. Now, as Johnny attempts to reacquaint himself with a life he has been away from for six long years, he must also begin a quest to ...

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Plot Keywords:

psychic power | psychic | supernatural power | sheriff | maine | 

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Taglines:

You should see what he sees.

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Genres:

Drama | Fantasy | Mystery | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

Space [ca] USA Network

Country:

Canada USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 June 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Stephen King's Dead Zone

Filming Locations:

Centre In Vancouver For Performing Arts - 777 Homer Street, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

CBS Paramount Network Television, Crescent Entertainment, Dead Zone Production

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Anthony Michael Hall is the only actor to appear in every episode.

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Goofs

Johnny's hairstyle changes back and forth several times during the episodes "Wheel of Fortune" and "What It Seems" because of reshoots that were done a year after the initial filming.

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Quotes

Jill Deer: You know what's funny about this?
Johnny Smith: Not much.

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Connections

Referenced in Supernatural: The Kids Are Alright (2007)

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Soundtracks

"Dead Zone Epic"
Performed by Blues Saraceno
Heard in all episodes starting with Season 4

User Reviews

One of the better shows on television - but handled poorly by USA network

In a word of cardboard characters and poor writing, The Dead Zone is a joy to watch. I have enjoyed every episode and some episodes have been excellent.

The only tragedy with this series is not with the series itself but with the way USA handles the scheduling and marketing. Most of the time I don't know when the season is going to begin or when the new episodes will air. Scheduling is erratic and promotion is often non existent. Someone in the USA main office must not want this show to succeed. Frankly, it's an amazing testament to the show's appeal that it still is in production despite this utter mismanagement.

USA, please recognize the gem you have in both Monk and The Dead Zone and, at the very least, air them on a regular schedule on which we can rely.